Sunday, January 28, 2007

Hoops recaps from Jan. 27

Saturday’s games (Jan. 27)
Girls
JCN Tourney
Seventh place
JCN 51, Maranatha 31
• JCN salvaged seventh place in the tournament to which it plays host as a 16-2 third quarter advantage put the game away. The Chargers moved to 4-9. Freshman Mallory Grand Pre scored 14 points and senior Tara Hammerschmidt scored 11 in the win.

Fifth place
Perry-Lecompton 37, Valley Falls 28
• A low-scoring game saw Perry-Lecompton establish a 6-point halftime lead and the Kaws held off the Dragons in the second half to move to 5-10. Valley Falls dropped to 4-9. Sophomore Ashleigh Allam scored 15 points to lead the Kaws while senior Katie Brevitz scored 15 for Valley Falls.

Third place
Oskaloosa 41, McLouth 31
• McLouth trimmed Oskaloosa’s 3-point halftime lead to 1 early in the second half but the Bears pulled away to take third at JCN and move to 6-5. The Bulldogs dropped to 5-7. Sophomore Nicole Rockhold led Oskaloosa with 11 points while McLouth was led by 11 points from senior Rachael Thompson.

Championship
ACCHS 38, Rossville 33